@article{fdi:010095820,
  title = {{A} multi-host approach to quantitatively assess the role of dogs as sentinels for {R}ift {V}alley {F}ever {V}irus ({RVFV}) surveillance in {M}adagascar},
  author = {{R}amaroson, {H}. {S}. and {G}architorena, {A}ndres and {L}acoste, {V}. and {A}ndriamandimby, {S}. {F}. and {S}choenhals, {M}. and {B}astard, {J}. and {A}lbrechtova, {K}. and {C}hevalier, {L}. {J}. {G}. and {R}akotomanana, {D}. and {R}asamoel, {P}. {D}. and {R}aliniaina, {M}. and {A}ndriamahefa, {H}. {F}. and {A}ndriamananjara, {M}. {A}. and {R}asoloharimanana, {L}. {T}. and {R}azafimahatratra, {S}. {L}. and {R}atsimbasoa, {C}. {A}. and {D}urand, {B}. and {C}hevalier, {V}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}entinel animals may play a key role in the surveillance of arbovirus circulation, particularly in developing countries. {T}his study aimed to assess the relevance of using dogs as sentinel animals for {R}ift {V}alley fever virus ({RVFV}) surveillance in {M}adagascar. {S}erological surveys were conducted on 513 dogs and 135 cattle in the {I}fanadiana district, southeastern {M}adagascar. {I}n addition, 486 human dry blood samples available from the same area were used. {A}ntibodies against {RVFV} were detected in 23 of 513 dogs, in 86 of 486 humans, and in 33 of 135 cattle. {S}erocatalytic models fitted to age-stratified serological data were developed to estimate the {RVFV} force of infection ({FOI}) under several hypotheses, ranging from no relationship to proportional {RVFV} {FOI}s between humans, cattle, and dogs. {T}he best supported model indicated that {RVFV} {FOI} in humans and cattle was proportional to {RVFV} {FOI} in dogs. {P}roportionality parameters were estimated at 2.6 (95% credible interval: [1.4-5.1]) for humans and 3.5 (95% credible interval: [1.3-6.4]) for cattle. {O}ur findings suggested that dog blood samples could be used to identify {RVFV} circulation in {RVF} endemic areas and infer the exposure of humans and cattle in these areas in {M}adagascar.},
  keywords = {rift valley fever ; {M}adagascar ; serology ; force of infection ; dogs ; humans ; cattle ; {MADAGASCAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{V}iruses},
  volume = {17},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {1461 [17 p.]},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.3390/v17111461},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095820},
}